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Mapmaking Basics: Inspiration Artwork

Thinking about the title, this video should have been Inspirational Artwork...

Opps.

Oh well! Today is Video Friday and another mapmaking basic video is out, to talk about gathering artwork to use in the mapmaking process. This video isn't actually as long as I thought it would be but there are alot of related themes to build upon. Like how to create your own colour palette using the art you have gathered and using art as actual reference images for maps,...

Complete Pack: CR 0

Not only is each challenge rating grouping from the 5the edition of Dungeons and Dragons going to be drawn out and coloured by KTech but she is also going to be creating variants of some of the creatures in each pack. 

Today I’m releasing the complete pack of CR 0 which contains among other things some absolutely amazing variants, these are recolours but also changes to the line at to make them stand out and can be used as creatures with more personality! 

These comple...

Updated Content Use Agreements.

Hello everyone! 

Today I'm going to go over a few changes to my agreements for my work going forwards. 

Thankfully nothing much changes on the whole but a few things are going to be made clearer and available to read whenever on my website FAQ and my patreon FAQ over the next few days, barring any edits. 

Free License Agreement

The Free License Agreement applies to content publicly available that is clearly marked as free content.  ...

Mapmaking Basics: Line Art

Another Video is out today for my basic mapmaking series!

This one covers Line Art and I try to talk about how to start things up in Photoshop if you want to draw things from  scratch! :D 

Please let me know if there is anything you would like me to cover and what you think of the videos so I can continue to improve on things!

Creature Packs: CR 0

Woohoo, this is finally here! 

I wanted to draw the entire 5e Monster Manual as tokens for ages! It’s a big time commitment, there are hundreds of monsters and creatures to draw throughout the book and many have great detailed artwork that is kind of hard to translate to my current style. 

However KTech (My amazing partner) stepped up to the plate when I asked what she would like to work on and drawing tokens is something she has taken on board really well and managed ...

Mapmaking Basics: Map Grids!

Wooo! This is a new series that covers the basic questions regarding mapmaking and the following videos will all be coming out every friday at 6pm GMT for the next few months! :D

Please let me know if there is anything you would like me to cover and what you think of the videos so I can continue to improve on things!

Monthly Update: October 2019

Monthly Update: October 2019

Phew this month has had a bunch of cool things happening and getting finished up and there are loads of things in the works as well! 

The Past Month

Maps

While not quite finished yet the main battle map this month is the Grimbrand manor map which is coming along! You can see the progress below but I’m loving how it's turning out!

2019-10-31 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Sacred Grove (Variants)

I took a little time off from colouring the Grimbrand Manor this morning to make some variants of the Sacred Grove map and here is what I came up with! :D 

There are three different colours of this map in the files, an autumn version a spooky version and a winter version! All of which should help create some great variety in a game.

Also!

I will be posting monthly update in an hour or so with some questions for patrons and what you guys would like to se...

Sneak Peek: Grimbrand Manor

Oh boy this is a big one :D

I started this on stream with the grand idea to do a spooky abandoned manor for Halloween with custom line art rather than using the building material assets I created recently.. Well that has made a good looking map but it's taken me far longer to finish.

And this map is not done yet either, I need to fill it up with furniture before I colour it :D

I'm interested to know to what level of abandonment would suit this manor, I was thinking crumbling...

Updated Website

As the title of this post implies my website is now updated and shiny! 

This is something I’ve been meaning to do for awhile as keeping my website modern, easy to use and updated regularly allows people to search through and download/use my maps and tokens without the long form process and limitations of patreon.

There are now a few new things and a whole bunch of things that still need work on but I’m really excited to show people my website now!

I think it's a gre...

Building Materials Assets

Here are the next set of assets for anyone looking to build houses and rooms for encounters!

They should all match perfectly with the other assets that I've made and you can combine everything together!

Included in this pack are floors, walls, windows, doors, traps, textures and all the elements you need to need to make the base of a structure.

Furniture is Next! Before anyone asks ;)

There is also a few example building that I made on stream recently ...

First Asset Contest: Winners!

The first contest is now over!

Above you can see a gallery of all the maps that I could find that entered into the contest on twitter and here on patreon! I also want to say a huge thank you anyone taking part, this was really fun and I will be doing more of these contests in the future :D 

Runners up!

I judged the maps this afternoon with Dimitris from World Anvil and we agreed on some of the best maps entered and an overall winner!&nb...

Crystal Mine (Variants)

Today some more variants of the Crystal Mine map have been finished up and these are now available to download for all Veteran tier and above patrons! 

There are three different colours of this map in the files, a spooky version, an autumn version and a winter version. I feel like I have a nice system going for these now but for other kinds of maps I’ll probably want to do other kinds of colours :D 

Also!

Work on the next asset pack for making ma...

First Asset Contest!

Hello everyone!

It's time for our first proper contest!

Make a Map!

The task is simple, if you choose to accept it! Create your own map using Caeora’s Forest, Camp, and Battlefield assets and you might win three custom assets drawn by Caeora himself!

How to enter:

1. Download the assets from https://www.patreon.com/posts/forest-assets-30088072,  ...
   2019-10-07 20:06:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Dragon Pond (Variants)

While working on a few different things I put together a few variants of the Dragon Pond map and have a good system going now for doing some more variants of other maps soon as well!

There are three different colours of this map in the files, a spooky blood version, an autumn version and a winter version. All of which should help create some great variety in a game.

Also!

I want to say a huge thank you to anyone that left a comment on my previous post! I hav...

Open Call for Suggestions

Tomorrow I will be sitting down to go over my list of things to make maps out of. Specifically battlemaps but other kinds of content as well. Although I have a pretty good take on what I'd like to make already and a pretty big list, I really want to see what people want as well.

So!

This is an open call for anyone to share their suggestions & ideas for maps, tokens and other content and let me know in the comments!

This can be anything f...

Battlefield Assets

Here are the next set of assets to expand the set!

They should all match perfectly with the forest assets and the camp assets I've released recently! There are now a huge amount of assets, over 300 with all 3 packs, that you can use to make battlemaps and encounters for yourself and I'm only just getting started... ;)

Included in this pack are a ton of different siege weapons,corpses, blood splats weapons and ammunition and I love how some of these look! A colossal thank you to 2019-10-03 17:01:41 +0000 UTC View Post

Monthly Update: September 2019

Monthly Update: September 2019

This is the first of hopefully many monthly updates on my patreon and these posts will cover the progress of maps, assets, tokens and everything else I’ve been working on and the things still to come! 

The Past Month

Region Maps

Two pretty custom and detailed region maps were finished last month, these were the map of Yumleia for the wonderful James Haeck and then the map ...

Making Maps with Assets: Part 3

Here is the final part of making quick maps with the assets that I posted recently!

This video starts to get into a little more nuanced and artistic techniques but they should start to bring the maps together!

I have some plans to do some more videos in the future so if anyone has any feedback then I would love to hear it! :D

Making Maps with Assets: Part 2

And here is the second part of the series where I talk about the assets themselves in a little more detail. 

There is one more part to this little mini series and I will post that tomorrow :) 

Making Maps with Assets: Part 1

I've made this little mini series to teach myself some recording basics. 

I really want to know what people think and I will do my best to do some more ;) 

Camp Assets

Here are the next set of assets I've been working on! 

They match up perfectly with the forest assets I released a few days ago and I’ve made another texture to go with the pack. 

These assets started out as your typical tents and sleeping bags etc, but I started to draw a few more tribal and monster like inspired things as well, including a massive mammoth skull for fun and tons of visual interest :D 

You will also find a template for making A2 maps in the ...

Avernus

I mentioned on Twitter a few weeks ago that I had caught the Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus bug for the now released adventure by Wizards of the Coast.

One of the reasons for that is that I’m playing for Wizards of the Coast in a livestream run by the Great GM! We played our first game on Saturday and you can check out the Video here is you want to see us bumble around :) 

https...

Sneak Peek: Camp Assets

So here are the next few assets I'm doing, once again nice and simple for the time being but these will lead to an even greater vaierty once included with the forest assets. 

Included with these assets will be a dirt texture that you can see here as well :) 

This is a very mobile, camp like set, with a bit of a tribal feel so If anyone has suggestions that will fit the theme, let me know in the comments or on the discord! 

Forest Assets

So this is actually version two of my attempt at making forest assets, the last bunch can be found somewhere far far down in my patreon posts. I was honestly not very happy with them and found every excuse to ignore them. 

With these assets however I’m very happy with how they look and combine to create really interesting and unique looking forest maps! 

I really want to continue this asset making trend a little more and do some more assets centered around some unique ...

Sacred Grove

Well this one has been in the works for awhile… but I’m pretty happy with the results! 

This is directly inspired by the Legend of Zelda games, specifically the area where you usually acquire the Master Sword somewhere in a forest (It changes sometimes which is why this is kind of vague haha)

“The Master Sword, also known as the Blade of Evil's Bane, the Legendary Sword, the Sword of Legend, the 2019-09-16 17:47:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Yumelia

Today I can post a map I’ve been working on for the amazing James Haeck! The lead writer of DnD Beyond, Co-author of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist and the Co-author of the Critical Role Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting! If you don't know any of those things then.. well, you might want to check them out :) 

Go and follow James of Twitter and say hi if you want to learn more about the lore behind this map though, this was for a home game and a few questions might not be super secret :)  2019-09-09 17:33:13 +0000 UTC View Post

Consistent Updates

One of the things I struggle with as a creator and just personally throughout my life is keeping everything that I’m working on, or trying to do, public and visible.

For most people this would not be an issue but I have so many amazing people supporting me and my maps here on patreon or that follow my work, that I feel very responsible that I keep people in the loop. 

With that in mind I am going to schedule some posts and tweets in the next few days so that there is always...

Cloud Dragon

Okay I know I'm really really behind now but I'm determined to keep going and if I end up going into September a little bit.. then.. well at least I will have done most of the dragons I really want to draw!

There have been many things happening over the last few days, the biggest one is that the KS finished and I had a few off to chill out because wow.. that was stressful! But I will make a proper post about that tomorrow I think.

In any case enjoy the cloud dragon that I finished...

Arcane Dragon

I feel like every putting out a post every day has drained my ability to write anything for these :P 

Umm.. look another dragon, this one is all glowy with draconics runes! :D 

Here is the full list of prompts that I'm trying to do this month :)